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Revision as of 16:03, 13 September 2008
FIND
Returns the position of a string of text within another string.
Syntax:
FIND(findtext; texttosearch; startposition)
- returns the character position of the first occurrence of findtext within texttosearch.
- startposition (optional) is the position from which the search starts.
- The search is case-sensitive.
- A failed search gives the #VALUE! error.
Example:
FIND("yo"; "Yoyo")
- returns 3.
FIND("cho"; "choochoo"; 2)
- returns 5.
See also:
REPLACE, SEARCH, SUBSTITUTE, EXACT
Functions listed alphabetically, Functions listed by category
